科學技術是第一生產力

简 科学技术是第一生产力 · 繁 科學技術是第一生產力
Mandarin · pinyin kē xué jì shù shì dì yī shēng chǎn lì

Meanings

  1. science and technology is the number one productive force (from a 1978 speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平 Dèng Xiǎo píng introducing the Four Modernizations 四個現代化 sì ge xiàn dài huà)
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科
kē · section, department, science
學
xué · learning, knowledge; school
技
jì · skill, ability, talent, ingenuity
術
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是
shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
第
dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
產
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力
lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
学
xué · learning, knowledge; school
术
shù · art, skill, special feat; method, technique
产
chǎn · give birth, bring forth, produce
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1–2–4–4–4–4–1–1–3–4 · ke1 xue2 ji4 shu4 shi4 di4 yi1 sheng1 chan3 li4

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fo1 hok6 gei6 seot6 si6 dai6 jat1 sang1 caan2 lik6

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科學技術是第一生產力 · ke1 xue2 ji4 shu4 shi4 di4 yi1 sheng1 chan3 li4
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Exact source record科學技術是第一生產力 科学技术是第一生产力 [ke1 xue2 ji4 shu4 shi4 di4 yi1 sheng1 chan3 li4] /science and technology is the number one productive force (from a 1978 speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] introducing the Four Modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化[si4 ge5 xian4 dai4 hua4])/